SENDCo Lead

Minehead Middle School is a school catering for children aged 9-13 in the heart of West Somerset and is part of the Beacon Education Trust.

To find out more about Beacon Education please view our Trust website at www.beaconedu.uk or view our Trust video at https://youtu.be/G_GiMnQPoqA .

The pupils and staff work together to ensure everyone is achieving and succeeding. It is a fantastic school where pupils make good progress and gain valuable life experiences to take with them on their next steps. We are committed to raising pupil aspirations in order to reach their full potential. 

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and qualified SENDCo who is able to lead on the provision of SEND across the school. The candidate will need to have a great passion and interest for working with pupils who need the support to develop their learning abilities and to be able to build a good rapport with the parents, staff and pupils. 

Main Responsibilities: 

• To lead and develop the SEND team 
• To deal with the day-to-day running of the SEND Department. 
• Lead by example and act as a strong role model to pupils and staff. 
• To organise the Teaching Assistant timetables and cover. 
• To liaise with external agencies, including the Educational Psychologist and the Speech and Language consultant. 
• To carry out SEN Support Plan review meetings and update the SEN Support Plans. 
• To maintain an up to date record of pupil interventions in the SEN provision map. 
• To complete relevant paperwork for pupils requiring access arrangements, liaising with the agencies involved and ensuring that relevant arrangements are applied for and evidenced. 
• To be the lead practitioner for Mental Health. 
• To lead on our Looked After Children and EAL pupils. 
• It would be useful but not essential to be trained as a DSL. 

About the school 

We are a large Middle School situated in the beautiful West Somerset town of Minehead, the gateway to Exmoor. 

You will be joining a dedicated and committed team who are driven to provide the best educational experience for our young people. We ensure that teaching and learning are of the highest quality; rigorous, challenging, differentiated and engaging. Our aim is for educational excellence in all areas. 

What we can offer you 

We have a strong focus on student and staff wellbeing, which is evident from the moment you step into our community. We are committed to supporting our staff to develop their chosen career paths, as well as provide support and challenge from Senior Leadership Team to help you encourage our students to “Strive for Excellence” 

This position will be offered to the successful candidate subject to references and obtaining the necessary clearances.

If you are interested in this role but our requirements do not quite match what you are looking for i.e full time hours, start date etc. please do contact us to discuss this further.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Beacon Education adheres to Safer Recruitment procedures and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.

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